FuboTV has lured another DramaFever exec to its ranks: Yale Wang, who joins as VP, head of North American marketing for the over-the-top subscription TV service centered on sports programming.

FuboTV was founded in 2014 by three former DramaFever executives: David Gandler, Alberto Horihuela and Sung Ho Choi. At the New York-based startup, Wang reports to chief marketing officer Horihuela, formerly head of DramaFever Latin America.

Wang previously was VP and head of marketing for DramaFever, which Warner Bros. acquired in early 2016. The OTT service, now part of Warner Bros. Digital Networks, specializes in Korean dramas and other international TV shows, movies and concerts.

“Yale is one of the most creative, driven and effective executives that I have had the pleasure of working with, and the ideal choice to lead our North American marketing efforts as fuboTV continues to expand,” Horihuela said in a statement.

Wang is tasked with leading FuboTV’s expanded North American marketing efforts, focusing on using his knowledge of data-driven digital marketing to drive subscriber growth.

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